{
  "id": 14650323,
  "title": "Majority in Japan Back Consumption Tax Cut Legislation: Jiji Poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/majority-in-japan-back-consumption-tax-cut-legislation-jiji-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T08:03:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026101500708/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)--A majority in Japan support legislation to cut the consumption tax on food and introduce an income-linked benefit program, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed. The poll found that 55.3 pct of respondents supported the legislation while 37.3 pct opposed it. The legislation is designed to cut the 8 pct consumption tax on food to 1 pct for two years from next April...",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}